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Lateral preference as a predictor of cognitive rigidity
Author(s) -
Gray Jeffrey W.,
Dean Raymond S.,
Seretny Michael L.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198611)42:6<956::aid-jclp2270420619>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - psychology , rigidity (electromagnetism) , preference , cognition , cognitive psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , statistics , structural engineering , mathematics , engineering
This investigation examined the degree to which lateral preference patterns would predict cognitive rigidity. The scores on Laterality Preference Schedule for 60 normal adults were related to both the total number of corrects and rigidity scores of the Three Jar Test. The results showed that although patterns of lateral preference held little value in predicting whether a problem would be solved correctly, more left‐oriented patterns of preference for visually guided tasks were significantly related to the use of rigid solutions. These data were interpreted as lending support to both a multifactorial approach to lateral preference and neuropsychological implications for cognitive rigidity.